Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feder steers and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand present for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.85/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −146.82 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$293.85

55 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$5.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs KY average

−15.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	296.42	1,652	31
Medium and Large 2-3	513	290.52	1,490	24

One grade step is worth $5.90/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale55 hd

293.85

—

KY average25 barns · 1,231 hd

295.39

−1.54

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−15.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−146.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,739	163.05	2,836	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	120.07	1,526	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	105.00	1,706	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	96.88	895	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,669	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,561	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,430	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,370	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,118	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,914	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	267.44/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,803	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	296.83/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,235	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	322.71/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	228.14/cwt	224.25–239.50	1,549	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,118.04/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,646	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	246.31/cwt	242.00–253.50	1,507	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,303	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	213.27/cwt	211.00–214.50	1,785	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,542	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,604.26/head	1,515.00–1,650.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	125.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,297	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	262.89/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,351	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	225.53/cwt	224.00–228.75	1,989	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,668.74/head	1,525.00–1,810.00	1,669	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,357.53/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,358	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	120.24/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,582	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	140.39/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,891	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	102.81/cwt	100.00–105.00	997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,393	154.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,158	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	135.98/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,999	2
Bulls	—	—	2,002	176.13/cwt	170.00–187.00	3,526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,351	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,914.02/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,706	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	108.18/cwt	107.00–109.75	1,163	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	87.99/cwt	80.00–95.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,028	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,056	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	251.24/cwt	244.75–257.00	1,437	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,531	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	290.52/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,490	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	261.08/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,136	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	821	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	222.45/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	966	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	214.60/cwt	208.50–217.50	1,674	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	230.01/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,686	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	601	249.59/cwt	247.25–260.00	1,500	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	243.13/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	267.65/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,274	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	286.72/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,763	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	231.38/cwt	229.75–232.75	1,951	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,281	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	222.38/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,414	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,754	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	300.70/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,383	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	245.58/cwt	239.00–249.50	1,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	330.85/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,059	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	13

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Apr 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 568Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 104Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 24Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	284.00	284.00
8	450–500	476	262.00–277.00	267.65
5	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	316.00	316.00
8	350–400	362	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	430	307.00	307.00
8	450–500	458	295.00	295.00
7	500–550	521	275.00	275.00
12	550–600	566	270.50	270.50
7	600–650	609	244.50	244.50
8	700–750	721	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	320	320.00–339.00	330.85
17	400–450	402	310.00–326.00	322.71
26	450–500	460	300.00–301.00	300.70
13	500–550	545	302.00	302.00
10	550–600	570	285.50	285.50
48	600–650	615	278.00–295.00	286.72
40	650–700	674	260.00–278.00	267.44
32	700–750	716	245.00	245.00
13	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
46	800–850	843	229.75–232.75	231.38
36	850–900	882	224.00–228.75	225.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	232.00–260.00	243.13
24	500–550	513	290.00–292.00	290.52
11	600–650	601	247.25–260.00	249.59
8	650–700	672	239.00–249.50	245.58
28	700–750	733	226.00–233.00	230.01
7	800–850	821	220.00	220.00
4	1000–1050	1,028	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	407	341.00	341.00
8	550–600	562	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	288.00	288.00
6	300–350	328	323.00	323.00
11	350–400	354	299.00	299.00
13	400–450	416	295.00–298.00	296.83
16	450–500	458	284.50	284.50
40	500–550	514	252.50–268.00	262.89
45	550–600	572	244.75–257.00	251.24
16	600–650	612	242.00–253.50	246.31
48	650–700	679	224.25–239.50	228.14
11	700–750	700	229.25	229.25
9	750–800	754	221.50	221.50
23	800–850	837	211.00–214.50	213.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	626	246.25	246.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	435	254.00–265.00	261.08
13	450–500	489	262.00	262.00
3	500–550	535	239.00	239.00
14	600–650	636	217.00–227.00	222.38
11	650–700	685	222.00–223.00	222.45
13	700–750	700	219.00	219.00
22	750–800	780	208.50–217.50	214.60
12	800–850	810	208.00	208.00
4	950–1000	966	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,173	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,118.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,181	1,515.00–1,650.00	1,604.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,263	1,525.00–1,810.00	1,668.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,357.53
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,430.00	1,430.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	120.00–135.00	125.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,370.00	1,370.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,430.00	1,430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,316	110.00–124.50	120.24
5	—	1,347	135.00–150.00	140.39
9	—	1,075	107.00–109.75	108.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	100.00–105.00	102.81
2	—	854	80.00–95.00	87.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	150.00–159.00	154.95
2	—	1,470	132.50–139.00	135.98
6	—	2,002	170.00–187.00	176.13

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle